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.TH YP_UPDATE 3NSL "Dec 30, 1996"
.SH NAME
yp_update \- change NIS information
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>



\fBint\fR \fByp_update\fR(\fBchar *\fR\fIdomain\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fImap\fR, \fBunsigned\fR \fIypop\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIkey\fR,
     \fBchar *\fR\fBint\fR \fIkeylen\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIdata\fR, \fBint\fR \fIdatalen\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fByp_update()\fR is used to make changes to the NIS database. The syntax is
the same as that of \fByp_match()\fR except for the extra parameter \fIypop\fR
which may take on one of four values. If it is \fBPOP_CHANGE\fR then the data
associated with the key will be changed to the new value. If the key is not
found in the database, then \fByp_update()\fR will return \fBYPERR_KEY\fR. If
\fIypop\fR has the value \fBYPOP_INSERT\fR then the key-value pair will be
inserted into the database. The error \fBYPERR_KEY\fR is returned if the key
already exists in the database. To store an item into the database without
concern for whether it exists already or not, pass \fIypop\fR as
\fBYPOP_STORE\fR and no error will be returned if the key already or does not
exist. To delete an entry, the value of \fIypop\fR should be \fBYPOP_DELETE\fR.
.sp
.LP
This routine depends upon secure \fBRPC,\fR and will not work unless the
network is running secure \fBRPC.\fR
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
If the value of  \fIypop\fR is  \fBPOP_CHANGE,\fR \fByp_update()\fR returns the
error \fBYPERR_KEY\fR if the key is not found in the database.
.sp
.LP
If the value of  \fIypop\fR is  \fBPOP_INSERT,\fR \fByp_update()\fR returns the
error \fBYPERR_KEY\fR if the key already exists in the database.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR secure_rpc (3NSL),
.BR ypclnt (3NSL),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
This interface is unsafe in multithreaded applications.  Unsafe interfaces
should be called only from the main thread.
